University Terrace to temporarily close Dec. 16 – Jan. 10The Ohio University community and visitors to the Athens Campus are advised University Terrace will temporarily close for a period of approximately four weeks due to scheduled work at the Master Housing Plan project site. The closure will be in place beginning Dec. 16, 2013 and will continue until Jan. 10, 2014.

OHIO launching bedbug awareness campaignOhio University is launching an informational campaign aimed at educating the Athens Campus about bedbugs, bedbug prevention and how the University addresses bedbug occurrences.

Year-End Gift Processing: Ohio University Winter Closure UpdateOhio University will be closed from Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013, through Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, and will re-open on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Campus mail will not be delivered. If you have any questions about making a year-end gift, please visit www.ohio.edu/yearendgift, call 740-593-2636 or e-mail giving@ohio.edu.

Faculty member honors mother by establishing J-School internshipWhen Director of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Robert Stewart learned that some journalism students had a passion for reporting on culture and religion abroad, he decided to establish the Maxine Stewart Foreign Correspondence Internship for Coverage of Culture and Religion Scholarship.

OUPD chief offers Winter Break safety tipsIn the following message, sent Monday, Dec. 9, Ohio University Police Chief Andrew Powers advises Athens Campus faculty, staff and students on ways to avoid being the target of thieves while away from campus this Winter Break.

UCM releases this year’s electronic OHIO holiday greetingsBack by popular demand, University Communications and Marketing (UCM) has released this year’s downloadable holiday greetings available for the University community and OHIO alumni to incorporate Bobcat pride into their seasonal well wishes.

Making the Connection Between Climate Change and SecurityGeoff Dabelko has been studying the links between the environment and security for most of his career.<br /><br />"When we investigated possible connections between the environment and instability in the wake of the Cold War, climate change was not part of the discussion," he said. "That is no longer the case. Climate change now dominates the environmental security landscape."<br /><br />Dabelko, professor and director of environmental studies at Ohio University's Voinovich School for Leadership and Public Affairs, now heavily focuses his research on climate change and security links. He thinks one important question has been largely overlooked: How will our responses to climate change affect peace?<br />

#SustainableOU: Electronic WasteTechnology rapidly changes and people want the newest product, leaving many people with devices that go unused but are not necessarily useless. After all, one man’s trash may be another man’s treasure.

Lancaster Campus student's grandmother out of SyriaThanksgiving at the home of Ohio University Lancaster Student Khalid Abdulsalam, 19, was one of true thanks this year. Abdulsalam's grandmother is now living with his family in Sugar Grove after fleeing her home in Syria last September.

Cooperative energy partners pilot a microgrid in Athens CountyThe Sugar Bush Foundation has funded a pilot project that will link the electrical energy systems for a cluster of about six low-to-moderate income households in Athens County, enabling them to work cooperatively to reduce their use of electricity and share the costs. Called a microgrid, this technology is often used on university campuses and at industrial parks and increasingly in developing countries to bring solar energy access to villages without reliable electricity. The pilot project aims to inform a greater movement toward the Appalachian region’s transition toward using renewable energy.

Compass emails to take holiday hiatusIn observance of the holiday season, Ohio University Compass and Compass Points emails will take a two-week hiatus and will not be distributed Dec. 23 through Jan. 5.

"A Night in Athens...in Chicago" [Photo Essay]More than 400 Ohio University alumni and friends gathered at the Chicago Marriott Downtown on the Magnificent Mile on Dec. 12 for a special alumni event developed by the Ohio University Alumni Association (OUAA) and co-hosted by the Chicago Regional The Promise Lives Campaign Committee.